“Central Park actually used to be a town called Seneca Village” founded by African Americans in 1825.”
Social media posts
social media posts. Claim dated 5 Jun 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly True
What PolitiFact found
Seneca Village was located in what later became Central Park, and many of the earliest residents were African Americans. The village was evicted through eminent domain before the park was built.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 5 June 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 12 August 2020, 68 days later. Its rating was “Mostly True”.
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